Security Bulletin: This Power System update is being released to address CVE-2022-4450

Summary

This affects the BMC administrator function to upload HTTPS certificates.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2022-4450
**DESCRIPTION:**OpenSSL is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a double-free error related to the improper handling of specific PEM data by the PEM_read_bio_ex() function. By sending specially crafted PEM files for parsing, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to crash.
CVSS Base score: 7.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/246615 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

Customers with the products below should install OP940.60 or newer to remediate this vulnerability.

Power 9

1. IBM Power System AC922 (8335-GTH, 8335-GTX)

Customers with the products below should install FW1020.40(1020_106) or install FW1030.20(1030_060) or newer to remediate this vulnerability.

Power 10

1. IBM Power System S1022 (9105-22A)
2. IBM Power System S1024 (9105-42A)
3. IBM Power System S1022s (9105-22B)
4. IBM Power System S1014 (9105-41B)
5. IBM Power System E1050 (9043-MRX)
6. IBM Power System L1022 (9786-22H)
7. IBM Power System L1024 (9786-42H)

Customers with the products below should install OP940.60 or newer firmware to remediate this vulnerability.

Power 9

1. IBM Power Hardware Management Console System Firmware (7063-CR2)

Workarounds and Mitigations

Only use HTTPS certificates from trusted sources.